tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77486857109563309922024-03-14T03:49:16.293-04:00FIBERARTSY/craftsyart, stitching, thrifting, lifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.comBlogger274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-59731488854427701132015-09-16T20:26:00.003-04:002015-09-16T20:26:54.577-04:00Whacky Witches: finished<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hello!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I am
very irregular with my blogging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
apologize for that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find pockets of
time for things I want to do for myself and I usually decide to stitch during
that time so I don’t blog like I should.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is what it is at this point in my life and I’m trying not to feel bad
about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do enjoy sharing my projects
and connecting with other stitchers and crafters through the blog so I will
continue to do my best and post when I can. I love reading other’s blogs and
try my best to comment when I can as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today I want to share a finish! This is another challenge
piece. It was a WIP that I carried over from 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is <a href="http://cloudsfactory.net/whacky-witches-in-stitches-halloween-sampler.html">Whacky Witches in Stitches from Clouds Factory</a>
and I absolutely LOVE this piece!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Isn’t it great? I really enjoyed working on this design. This
was released in 2014 as a mystery SAL that I obviously didn’t keep up
with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are so many fun, little
details in this piece that made it a real pleasure to stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The border was fairly easy to stitch and I
just stitched it as I went so I wouldn’t get too bored.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The house in the center was the only thing
that bogged me down a bit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
getting a little tedious so I just took a break from it for a bit and went back
to it when I was ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once I got that
finished the rest really stitched up quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This is stitched on 32 count belfast linen called <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Zweigart-32-Ct-Stormy-Night-Belfast-Linen-27x36/123-2855X">Stormy Night</a>. </span>I’ll go over some details in the photos below.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The top of the border and the word Halloween stitched up
nicely. I loved that she used an eyeball for the letter ‘O’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the style of the lettering is different
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These two witches are waiting at the bus stop with a black
cat.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not sure why this is so funny
to me, but it is.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think maybe they are
dressed up too? I’m not totally sure but it tickles me to think of witches
waiting for a bus.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Are their brooms
broken?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Out of floo powder?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whatever the reason, I’m sure it’s a very
good one.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Haha.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This may be my favorite block.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This witch’s potion has gone awry and
exploded all over the place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her pouty
face is priceless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the details of
the test tubes and jars and the bat in this block as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So funny. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This witch is running from a ghost which is just silly because
aren’t witches way more powerful then ghosts?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I like the ghost in this block though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blocks 4,5 and 6 are part of the larger middle scene which I
liked about this design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#4 has a spooky
tree with an owl and a graveyard. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I
love are the two zombies emerging from the graves, one is a head and one the
hand is reaching up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such a great detail
and I didn’t really notice until I had stitched it so that was a nice little
surprise. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The clouds in this section are
stitched with a DMC variegated because the color that called for really
blended into the fabric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like the
effect of the variegated floss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, I
used <a href="http://www.mos-sale.com/#!product/prd1/4252511835/mouse">Mo’s Sale “Mouse”</a> for the tree. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is the big haunted house, at least I assume it’s
haunted, it’s a Halloween design so it would be haunted right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the part that slowed me down some on
the pattern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a lot of color
changes in the house, but it ended up looking really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This witch got caught in a storm and poor thing lost her
hat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The jack-o-lanterns seem to be
laughing at her, which isn’t very nice at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I love her red hair!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This witch is hanging out in the graveyard in a tree, with
an owl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OOooooOOOOOooo!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked the little stars and tombstone
details in this block.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The owl is pretty
cute too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The party block!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These witches are getting down; breakdancing and disco to the hottest up
and coming witch DJ around. This is such a fun block; the little bunting, the
cool DJ, the breakdancing with showing her bloomers and the other with staying
alive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the bat is on the fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s a party I’d like to be invited to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is the magical baker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She has made a pretty cake with her wand and even has a little mouse
helper (just look at the little chef hat!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are even a few candy corns for good measure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did get off count on this block but it’s
not noticeable and so I didn’t fix it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I would highly recommend this design to anyone looking for something
a little different to stitch up for Halloween.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s funny and whimsical and was a real pleasure to stitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was fairly straightforward with full
crosses and just a little backstitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Easy peasy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not quite sure
how I want to finish it yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m leaning
towards stretching it onto a canvas but it would look pretty great in an oval
frame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I may see if I can find one. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Until next time! Happy stitching!</span></div>
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Hello friends! I'm back with another finish! I've been stitching like mad on this piece because I've been enjoying it so much. This was another Crazy Challenge start but I hadn't touched it since January. I picked it up a couple weeks ago and couldn't put it down, stitching until I finished it. This is "Come in My Little Pretties" by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePrimitiveHare">The Primitive Hare</a>. This design is part of the Wednesdays We Stitch Black SAL that she started last year. I'm thrilled to bits with her!</div>
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I adore all the little details; spiders, bats, jack-o-lanterns, skull, keys. There so much to love about this design. I stitched this on 32 count Belfast linen on a color called Stormy Night (I think). It's a lovely gray which goes really well with this pattern. </div>
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The witch is so fantastic. I thought about adding a little mouth but there's something a little more frightening about her not having one. I think it adds to the darkness of this piece.<br />
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I've been working on this for a loooooooong time. I started it when it first came out--like two years ago! Then at the beginning of last year, I decided to take it to work and work on it on my lunch breaks. I only get thirty minutes for lunch so the progress was very slow. I worked on it all year on my lunch breaks. By the end of the year I was sick of looking at it and couldn't believe it still wasn't done. AH! So I brought it back home and told myself I'm never working on a larger piece at work anymore, so this year I've been doing smalls and it's been great. So anyway, I added this piece to my Cross Stitch Crazy list for this year but it wasn't until June that I picked it up again using it for my Whine and WIPs piece for the Stitch Maynia group on Facebook. I whined and moaned and finished it!</div>
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It's a lovely pattern and I do still like it, even though it frustrated me while I was stitching it. I'm still not terribly thrilled with the fabric I chose to stitch it on, but certainly will not be re-doing it! :) <br />
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So another finish off my challenge list! I'm still SO thrilled with my finishes this year! I will come back with a WIP update and a couple of more finished smalls.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-30718145302884779502015-08-03T13:21:00.005-04:002015-08-03T13:21:42.197-04:00I'm still here!!I wanted to drop a quick note to let you all know that I am still here! I know it's been a while since I've updated. We bought a new home so we've been busy with that. I've finally been stitching somewhat regularly again this last week. We're settling in our new space and totally love it. I do have some things to share so hopefully I can do that soon! <br />
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I have another finish to share today friends! This is finish number six for the Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge that I started at the beginning of the year. If you'd like a refresher of the what the challenge is or what designs I started please click <a href="http://crystal-fiberartsy.blogspot.com/2014/12/cross-stitch-crazy-challenge-2015.html">here.</a> This is one of the three Wee Little Stitches patterns I started for the challenge....here is Adventure Time!</div>
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I had a difficult time photographing this piece. I'm sure it's because of the bright colors, so please bear with me. You can find this pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/187373540/pixel-people-adventure-time-pdf-cross?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=adventure%2Btime">here</a>. I just love Wee Little Stitches patterns. They are so fun to stitch and they such a broad range of pop culture characters to stitch. There's something for everyone. The only complaint I could make about this pattern is that it doesn't have <a href="http://adventuretime.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Rainicorn">Lady Rainicorn</a>, but that's not a super huge deal. I stitched this on 28 count lugana in the color <a href="http://www.picturethisplus.com/store/proddetail.php?prod=Calypso">Calypso from Picture This Plus</a>. This color was absolutely perfect for this pattern and really showcased the bright colors of the characters. Here are some closeups of each character. Again, such a fun stitch.</div>
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I have another finish for the Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge! I seriously am so happy with the amount of stitching I've been able to do this year! This challenge has really helped in that regard. This is my fifth finish for the challenge, so just ten more to go. oof. But progress is progress right! This is <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Birds-of-a-Feather-Scared-Silly-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/01-2324" target="_blank">"Scared Silly" by Birds of a Feather</a>. It's a super fun design and I just had to stitch it. </div>
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I used floss that I had on hand including Charcoal by Weeks Dye Works for the black areas. It has a subtle variation that looks nice in the design. The rest were DMC including a few variegated ones. The orange in particular turned out very nice! I'm not totally happy with the yellow I chose, it's a bit too light, but I'm not going to redo it...at least not now. </div>
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This cat's face is just crazy. I love it so much. I'm not exactly sure how I want to finish this one off. I think it would be a nice pillow to bring out for Halloween so maybe I will do that. But for now, I'll just store it with the other finishes until I figure out for sure. </div>
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I'm a bit behind on blogging again. I seem to go through periods of active posting and then periods on inactivity. I would say that's just how life is sometimes. So I have a few posts planned to show some recent finishes. Up first is this small finish that I made for Mother's Day for my mom. It was a quick stitch and I'm really please with how it turned out. </div>
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The pattern is by The Primitive Hare and is a freebie you can find <a href="http://theprimitivehare.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-free-mothers-love.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I stitched it on some scrap fabric I had on hand, a dusty pink evenweave. I stitched it with a few different shades of pinks for the design. I know the colors may not be very prim, but it is for Mother's Day and I wanted it to look a certain way. </div>
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I decided to finish it as a little ornament that my mom could hang off of a knob or door handle or something like that. I added a little floral fabric, some lacy trim and a few buttons to finish it off. I sewed everything together by hand because it was such a small piece that I didn't want to drag out my sewing machine. </div>
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In my quest to work on small items between my larger pieces, I've managed to finish quite a few smalls this year so far by stitching on my lunch break and joining some stitch-a-longs in facebook groups. So here's a few more that I've finished!</div>
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This pattern is in the Just Cross Stitch Halloween 2013 issue. I stitched it on some chocolate brown aida from my stash. This was a quick little stitch and I plan to make it into an ornament for my Halloween tree this year!</div>
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This was a freebie design that I actually picked up at a thrift store. Fun and quick!</div>
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This pattern is in the Just Cross Stitch 2014 Halloween issue. I just loved this design and had to stitch it! Again, I used some aida I had in my stash. </div>
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The pattern used some spider buttons but I'm all about using what I have on hand so I dug out some black buttons and transformed them into spiders. I think they turned out pretty cute. I also stitched up the companion piece...</div>
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This design was in the Just Cross Stitch Sept/Oct 2014 issue, I stitched her on the same fabric as the larger witch so they would match, The patterns called for a pumpkin button for her to sit on, I dug through my buttons and came across this mushroom and thought it would be cute. </div>
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Here they are together (my apologies for the wrinkles, I haven't ironed anything yet). Just darling. They look so cute together.<br />
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I'm still playing catch up so I have another finish to share with you today! This is a gorgeous fairy that I stitched up for a Spring challenge. I am seriously in love with this design!</div>
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She is from an older issue of The World of Cross Stitching magazine. I'm sorry I do not know the issue number. I ripped it out of a magazine I found at the thrift store because I didn't need to keep the entire magazine. It was designed by DMC based off the artwork of <a href="http://www.flowerfairies.com/US_version/home.html" target="_blank">Cicely Mary Barker</a> who has a big series of flower fairies.</div>
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I stepped outside of the box with this design. This kind of design is not one I would normally stitch, even though it is so pretty. I'm so glad I did because she's so lovely.</div>
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This chart has a little bit of everything really; full crosses, half stitches, backstitch and gobs of french knots in the center of the flower!</div>
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The backstitching really defined the design as well. I love the little details of her face. </div>
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So there she is, my little fairy. I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with it just yet but I think she's be very pretty stretched over a canvas, but we'll see. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-23936869531925132472015-05-03T09:00:00.000-04:002015-05-03T09:00:00.579-04:00WIP Update!Alrighty, I'm going to share some WIP updates for the Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge that I started at the beginning of the year. I have been working on some of the pieces but I don't have another finish yet. There are some that I haven't touched since I started them back in January so I'm just going to show the ones that I've added stitches to.<br />
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WOODLAND SAMPLER by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-505795665601743202015-05-02T09:00:00.000-04:002015-05-02T09:00:05.091-04:00Easter Carrot finish!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello little bunny! I changed the bunny from white to brown so he would show up better on the light fabric. Too dang cute. I really adore this piece and I'm so glad I stitched it up. Again, I'm not sure how to finish it but I think it would look great in a white frame so I'm going to be on the lookout for one. That's it for this post, I'll cat ya next time!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-35550814483665102652015-04-30T22:29:00.000-04:002015-04-30T22:29:59.486-04:00Vintage Reindeer finish!I'm sorry to gave been absent for so long dear friends! I was not happy having to use only my phone to do blog posts because I just couldn't get decent photos. We finally got another laptop so I'm able to play catch up with all I've been doing! Yay! So I'm going to start with a really fun piece I finished a while back for a <a href="http://www.gloria-pat.com/" target="_blank">Gloria and Pat</a> SAL in the Cross Stitch, It's Fun facebook group. I wanted to take part in a few SALs throughout the year so I dug through my stash to see what I may want to work on and I came across a booklet that I picked up at a thrift store and noticed that it was a Gloria and Pat booklet called <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Christmas-Counts-Gloria-Pat-counted-cross-stitch-pattern-/351327207345?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ccbbbfb1" target="_blank">"Christmas Counts"</a>. This wonderful vintage reindeer really caught my eye so I stitched him up!<br />
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Stitching this really makes me want to stitch more vintage designs. This booklet is from 1977 and is just awesome. There are a few more designs in the booklet I'd love to do.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-27004974987804209852015-04-15T12:00:00.000-04:002015-04-15T12:00:04.716-04:00Liberty Sampler: finishedI have another finish to share today! I'm really pleased with the amount of stitching I've been able to do this year so far. This is another one of my Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge pieces...Liberty Sampler by Lizzie Kate. <br />
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This was a quick stitch once I got going. I love all the little motifs especially the fireworks and the sunflower. The pattern also came with the three charms which are a nice addition to the piece. This was a pattern I got a thrift store of all places! I paid $1 for it, definitely worth the price. <br />
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I stitched this on some scrap oatmeal 14 count aida. I'm excited to have something to display for the 4th of July this year. I've never really decorated for the holiday so this will get me going.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-25947946956557134392015-04-13T20:50:00.001-04:002015-04-13T20:50:21.227-04:00Autumn Delights: finishedOK so I wrote this post months ago and just now getting photos uploaded so I can share it. We have a laptop now so no more yucky phone photos! yay! So here goes. <br />
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I'm on a roll! With all the snow and ice we've had over the past couple of weeks, I was able to stitch more than usual so I have another finish to share with you today. This is Autumn Delights by Barbara Ana. I stitched this from the November 2013 issue of Cross Stitch and Needlework but you can order it<a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Barbara-Ana-Designs-Autumn-Tree-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/D6952" target="_blank"> here</a> as well.<br />
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I absolutely adore this design. It was a super fun stitch and stitched up pretty quickly once I got in the groove. I love the warm colors and all the little critters! How cute!<br />
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The first one is this super cute Lizzie Kate pattern from the 2014 Just Cross Stitch Halloween issue. A simple but cute little pattern with a wee witch with her broom and the classic phrase, "double double toil and trouble". It was an easy and fun stitch. I used things I had on hand.<br />
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The fabric is a scrap of linen and I rubbed some coffee grounds into it to grub it up some. I like the effect, it's subtle but effective. The threads are a mix of DMC, GAST and Weeks Dye Works from my stash. I'm so pleased with the result and again, such a fun piece. I plan on finishing this into an ornament for my Halloween tree this year. I think once I get a handful of smalls finished, I will dedicate a Saturday to finishing them off into ornaments or small pillows.<br />
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The second is this adorable pattern from The Victoria Sampler, "Down Jinglepot Road" from the 2014 Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments issue. I've been wanting to stitch this so badly! It is so darn cute.<br />
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Again, I just used things from my stash for this as well; a scrap piece of evenweave and a mix of DMC and Weeks Dye Works from my stash. I can't get over how cute this design is--the red truck, the little chicken, the snow. I love everything about it.<br />
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So that's it for today! I'm working on another little witch now and need to pick out my next Christmas ornament so it will be ready to go. I'm averaging about two weeks per small ornament which isn't bad at all considering I only have 30 minutes to work on them during my lunch break. It's also so nice to take that break from my computer and just sit and stitch for a few minutes. It helps to break the monotony of the day. Do you stitch on your lunch breaks?<br />
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Hello everyone! This past week, NC was hit with an arctic blast coating us with a nice layer of snow and ice. It's been brutally cold and work was cancelled and delayed along with my son's daycare. So that meant more stitching time for me! I was able to finish up <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/192905462/halloween-mystery-sal-early-witches?ref=shop_home_active_23" target="_blank">Early Witches by The Primitive Hare</a>. I'm thrilled to bits with this finish. I love it!! </div>
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This is stitched on 28 count Cashel linen in Legacy from Picture This Plus. It's one of the pieces I bought in their sale last year and I think it's perfect for this pattern and goes so well with the colors in this piece. If you follow me on Instagram at all, you may recall this piece being stitched on a golden yellow fabric. After stitching up the entire top section, the words and part of the first witch, I realized that I was going to run out of room. I had my fabric oriented the wrong way. I was so devastated and began to unpick all that work. Then I just couldn't even do that. So I decided to start over completely using another piece of fabric and I am actually glad I did because this fabric fits the design so much better. So I guess it all worked out in the end.<br />
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I also enjoyed reading up on the witches as well. I've put some links below if you'd like to know a little bit more about these Early Witches in particular.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Laveau" target="_blank">*Pickety</a> It was hard to find a lot of information on Pickety, but she is referenced in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow" target="_blank">The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</a> by Washington Irving. She's mentioned in a song "The Pickety Witch, The Pickety Witch, who's got a kiss for the Pickety Witch?'<br />
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This is finish number two for the Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge! I feel like I'm making some great progress with my challenge pieces. I've also been stitching on my lunch breaks and have two small finishes to share when I get a chance to try to get some good photos. (still using my phone---blah). I've also lost my mind and joined some SALs in a couple of Facebook groups. I don't know what I was thinking but they sound so fun and I'm actually working a couple of challenge pieces into the SALs so it will be fun. I really enjoy SALs in general. So until next time! <br />
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Happy Stitching!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-29719692499291499872015-02-21T16:36:00.000-05:002015-02-21T16:36:06.245-05:00Destash Giveaway Winners!I want to thank everyone who entered the giveaway and making my first giveaway a success! Here are the winners! <br />
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Mellifaby<br />
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Holly S.<br />
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Package #3: A piece by me<br />
Ginger S.<br />
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Bonus package: California Raisin pattern leaflet...no one specifically said to enter them for this so if there was anoyone that wanted it, please leave me a comment. First person to comment 'me please' will get it!<br />
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If you are a winner and I haven't contacted you yet, please leave a comment so I can get back to you!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-22109683112004034182015-02-14T13:11:00.001-05:002015-02-21T15:40:20.746-05:00A Stitchy Giveaway!! (CLOSED)This giveaway is closed. Thank you all.<br />
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As promised in my last post, I've gathered a few things for my very first de-stash giveaway! I'm very excited about it and hope you are as well. I've put together three different packages. To enter, just comment on this post and let me know which package you would like. You can enter for one or for all. Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you if you win, either an email address or if you are a fellow blogger, leave a link to your blog so I can contact you there. This giveaway is open to anyone--I will ship anywhere. <br />
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Package #1: Embroidery!<br />
This package contains a Sublime Stitching pattern "Pinups by Gil Elvgren". I have somehow ended up with two of these so I'm passing one along! I've also included one of my favorite tea towels from Aunt Martha's. These are so fab to stitch on! Also, a little doily you can add some fun stitches to that I've picked up in my thrift adventures, a little frame and some DMC floss.<br />
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Package #2: Cross Stitch<br />
This package contains three patterns; 50 Floral Designs, "Happiness" by My Big Toe and "Blooming with Inspiration" by Blue Ribbon Designs which is a really pretty sampler pattern and also has patterns for a scissor fob, scissor case, floss ring tag and a needlebook. There's also some fabric and some little buttons that I think would be perfect to embellish your projects and three skeins of Weeks Dye Works floss, a skein of Anchor black and one skein of good 'ol DMC white.<br />
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Package #3: A piece by me!<br />
I've gone through my finished pieces and came across this piece that I stitched a couple of years ago and there it sat in my finished pile since then. So I hooped it up for the giveaway. This is a Sublime Stitching pattern of a saucy little fairy from the Gnomes and Fairies set. I really enjoyed stitching this piece and I hope you enjoy it as well. <br />
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I discovered two of these California Raisins cross stitch patterns in my stash. How I ended up with two I'm not sure, but I have several California Raisins patterns so I must have just picked this one up not realizing it was a duplicate. So I'd like to pass it on to someone that may want it. It has a little wear but the patterns inside are perfect! Long live the 80's!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve had this little blog for over 6 years now and
it’s been a really fun space for me to talk about things I make, things I like,
and art and people that inspire me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve
met some great folks through blogging as well and love the support I get from
the stitching community in particular. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve
never been too concerned about becoming a big-time blogger or anything, I just
wanted a little part of the internet to call my own. But I did recently notice
that I have reached 50 followers, a number that I don’t pay that much attention
to, but seeing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a nice even number made
me give a second look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, to mark this
occasion I thought I’d do a little de-stash giveaway!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to put together a few little things
and have a giveaway as a way of saying thanks for sticking with me all these years. So watch this space for some little doo-dads and thingamajigs as I go
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walked in the door and there was a big sign that read “All Crafts 50% off”!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong><u>SCORE!</u></strong></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yes I looked through every, single one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just had to!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are normally priced at either a quarter
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I found several SamSarah patterns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These were all priced at a quarter so I got
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these monthly bee patterns which are so adorable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think these will definitely get stitched
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I also found more of the alphabet set they came out with a
few years back. I have found a few previously from this same thrift store. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m pretty sure “W is for Wizard” is my
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And these super cute carrots! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> came across several Cricket Collection patterns as
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am in love with the Easter
patterns, particularly this one with carrot cake and the little carrots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So cute and those will definitely get
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There’s also these super cute bunnies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Too adorable.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cute St. Patrick's Day pattern from Nessy Lynn's, a Christmas pattern from JBW Designs and an Ink Circles pattern</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Phew! That's it! I'm so excited about my awesome finds and can't wait to stitch some of these up. I love a good thrift store find. What's one of your favorite thrift stash finds?</span><br />
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Today I'm going to share some progress on my projects for the Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge. I pretty much been focusing on a few pieces in January, only really working on three project for the challenge. But one is a finish so that was exciting. So here's what's in my hoop!</div>
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"Autumn Delights" by Barbara Ana. I worked little more on this piece because I absolutely love the pattern. Actually I love pretty much all of Barbara Ana's patterns! There is a nice little group on Facebook called Stitcher's Society for Barbara Ana Designs if you like stitching her designs and want to chat with other fans. I'm also doing a little stitch-a-long with a friend through Instagram with this pattern so that's always fun!</div>
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I've also made good progress with "Early Witches" by The Primitive Hare. I really want this to be my next finish. I had to completely restart this piece so I want to et it behind me. I still love the design, especially now that I'm finally stitching the witches!</div>
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And of course my finish! I blogged about this piece already but sharing again as I do updates for the challenge. This is "12 Days of Christmas" by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. </div>
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So for February, I will focus on "Autumn Delights" and "Early Witches", primarily working on "Early Witches" so I can get it finished. I'm thinking another couple of weeks will get it finished. Fingers crossed!! Then I will most likely just pick things at random to work on. I'll be back at the end of February for another challenge update! I think I will have to restart a couple of my patterns as well. I've had a idea for the Dr. Who piece so I will need a larger piece of fabric to do what I want to do, but I'm going to think about it a bit more. Also, I'm pretty sure the fabric I have for Sleepy Hollow is going to be too small so I will need to order a larger piece for that. I have all year right?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-22243958166566701332015-02-01T10:29:00.000-05:002015-02-01T10:29:26.456-05:00For a FairyI want to share this embroidery piece I finished at the beginning of January. I made it for a little girl who turned three and had a fairy woodland party. Her family is one that I've become close with all thanks to my dear son and I'm so happy for these new connections. So I wanted to make something for her room that she could enjoy it. I decided to stitch up the little angel from the <a href="http://sublimestitching.com/collections/patterns-all-mix/products/kurt-halsey-embroidery-patterns" target="_blank">Kurt Halsey</a> pattern set from Sublime Stitching.<br />
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I left off the halo so I could make her more fairy-like and added a few of the flowers and stars from the pattern as well. I'm so pleased with how it turned out. So sweet and girly!<br />
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I stitched it on a floral fabric that I had on hand and situated the larger floral pattern along the bottom. The colors in the fabric were a great fit for the sweet design. I chose to finish it in a hoop and added a few little beads to the ribbon at the top. I think it's perfect for a little girl's bedroom.<br />
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**Again, these photos are just a couple that I took on my phone. I took some with my regular camera but not having a computer right now leaves me no way to offload them. So for the time being, I'm stuck sharing phone pics. :(<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-16081734792920687682015-01-27T19:21:00.003-05:002015-01-27T19:21:41.495-05:00Halloween GreetingsI have a finish to share today!! I signed up for the year long <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/207969159/on-wednesday-we-stitch-black-sal-11?ref=shop_home_active_8" target="_blank">"Wednesdays We Stitch Black"</a> stitch-a-long from The Primitive Hare and I'm so glad I did. I finally finished the first installment from last November...better late than never right? So here it is. <br />
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It was a really fun stitch and like most of her patterns, a limited color palette and lots of black, but I love it, especially the stripes in the lettering. <br />
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I stitched this on a scrap piece of 18 count gray aida that my pal <a href="http://www.conniegeedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Connie</a> sent me when she was destashing. I'm pleased with that choice and the muted colors all work together. <br />
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I'm not sure what I will do with it quite yet. I'm thinking I'd like to make a little pillow for display but I'm going to think about it. I have until this Halloween to get it all sorted!<br />
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Now I can move on to parts two and three of the stitch-a-long which I've included as part of my Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge so that will get put into my rotation. I'm making some decent progress of a couple of my challenge pieces. I've primarily been working on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/192905462/halloween-mystery-sal-early-witches?ref=shop_home_active_10" target="_blank">"Early Witches"</a> and <a href="http://www.123stitch.com/item/Barbara-Ana-Designs-Autumn-Tree-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/D6952" target="_blank">"Autumn Delights"</a>. I can't quite figure out how I want to set up a rotation on the projects in the challenge but getting Halloween Greetings finished will allow me to think more about it and maybe work on a piece a week? I really don't know. Maybe I will just stitch what tickles my fancy for the day? I would love to finish Early Witches first since it's a piece I had to restart so I'm pretty sure I will focus on that one.<br />
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So until next time! I do have an embroidery finish to share as well but the photos I took of it are on my laptop that no longer works and I've already gifted the piece so I'm not sure how I will get the photos but will work on it. Bye!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748685710956330992.post-8833836738394457262015-01-18T11:06:00.000-05:002015-01-18T11:06:48.226-05:0012 Days of Christmas: finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey friends I have a finish to share!! My first finish of the year!! I had a marathon night of stitching determined to finish this piece. I only had a small bit of the border left. So here is "12 Days of Christmas".<br />
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This is a Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery design. I am thrilled to bits with this piece. I enjoyed it so much and all the little birds and characters are too cute. I stitched this on 14 count aida that I had on hand when I first started it. Its a marbled green and I'm pretty sure it was DMC that I bought on clearance. I think it looks great with the colors in the design.<br />
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The border is so fun. It wasn't too tricky either and actually stitched up pretty easily.<br />
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I did end up backstitching some of the parts that were not showing up well and I'm glad I did because it makes the images pop. I also reversed the colors for the outer and inner border. The green I used on the outer border was intended for the inner lines but I thought the green would look good against the green fabric. </div>
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I don't know which block is my favorite...maybe Ten Lords a'Leaping, but I like Three French Hens too. </div>
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I'm so happy to have finally finished this piece. I'm not sure what I will do with it. I think it will great as a pillow so maybe I will do that. I've got all year to decide to have it ready for next Christmas!</div>
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'Til next time...</div>
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First up, "12 Days of Christmas" by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. This one is SO closed to being finished. Just a little more of the border and I'm done! I will work on this first to get it finished. I've been working on it for months now and I'm ready to get it done and move on. I adore this pattern and have really enjoyed stitching it.<br />
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Then there is "Early Witches" by The Primitive Hare which I had to completely restart because I totally goofed the first time around. It was just easier to restart the whole thing then try to make it work. I'm excited about this pattern though. It looks great when finished. So I'm eager to stitch more on this and get it finished up.<br />
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Next up is "Gingerbread Lane" by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. I have been working on this one For-EV-er! I've lost a little steam on this one to be honest but I definitely want to get it finished this year. It's too cute not to finish. I was working on this on my lunch breaks at work which is why it's taken so long to finish and it's why I will only work on small pieces on my lunch breaks this year. I need to see more progress!<br />
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Finally there's "Quilty Stitches" by Little Miss Shabby. This was part of a SAL last year that I obviously fell behind on. I'm about halfway done with one so will just work keep plugging away on it. It's very cute and I definitely want to finish it up as well.<br />
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So that's it. I've started everything for the Cross Stitch Crazy Challenge. Can't wait to get stitching and see the progress from all the other stitchers as well. I'm not sure how often I will update on the blog yet. Maybe monthly? I will most likely post more on Instagram so be sure to follow me there if you're not already.<br />
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Here's to a very stitch 2015!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314557911335160204noreply@blogger.com1